Letter: Kerrigan will support the people, not special interests

As a locally born and raised individual, I have never written a letter to the editor. I am writing today because I have never been so excited to vote in a local election.

My grandmother met Chris Kerrigan when he knocked on her door during his first election for Eureka City Council. He made a great impression on her and won her vote. If she was still alive today, I'm sure she would be proud to vote for Chris for Humboldt County supervisor.

Chris Kerrigan's priorities are job creation, expansion of air service and completion of trails from Arcata to King Salmon. Chris has a sustainable economic vision for Humboldt County, which includes manufacturing as well as environmental protections.

Special interests are pushing a development agenda that threatens our resource lands. Instead, Chris Kerrigan wants growth and development to take place inside the 4th District, benefitting our economy and environment, and creating livable, walkable and safe neighborhoods.

Appointments have consequences, and I want a supervisor that will support the people they represent, rather than the special interests of a few. Chris Kerrigan will appoint a planning commissioner who has the interest of the whole public in mind, instead of a planning commissioner who doesn't even take care of his own property.